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Space Launch Complex 17 [1] [2] (SLC-17), previously designated Launch Complex 17 (LC-17), was a launch site at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS), Florida used for Thor and Delta launch vehicles launches between 1958 and 2011.
Ares I-X was the first-stage prototype and design concept demonstrator of Ares I, a launch system for human spaceflight developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Plants like poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac contain a toxic sap or oil called urushiol, which irritates the skin if touched.The rash develops 12–72 hours after coming into contact with ...
LC-14 was the first Atlas pad in operation and hosted the test flights in 1957–58. [1] It was also the only one of the original four pads to never have a booster explode on it.
SLC-6, part of Vandenberg's "South Base," was originally part of the Sudden Ranch, prior to its purchase by the U.S. Air Force in the mid-1960s under the law of eminent domain.
Site Uses Space Launch Complex 1E/W (SLC-1E and SLC-1W) (SLC-1E June 1959 – September 1968). (SLC-1W January 1959 – December 1971) Both sites were built in 1958 for the never activated 75th Strategic Missile Squadron for Thor-Agena A launches. SLC-1E was 75-3-5, SLC-1W was 75-3-4. Both were upgraded to a Space Launch Complex (SLC) in 1966. Inactivated with phaseout of Thor-Agena. SLC-1E ...
In 2011, a requirement for a new launch facility at Satish Dhawan Space Centre was expressed to meet future demands and as redundancy to existing facilities. [11] Following this, in 2013 Kulasekarapattinam was proposed as a potential site for this launch facility by parliamentarians from state of Tamil Nadu citing advantages due to location, weather and proximity to ISRO facilities like LPSC.